•Th e IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, M arch 20, 2014 13 SPRING IS HERE! Come visit us at 46 Armstrong Ave., Georgetown. Call 416-220-2741, or, Our website:www.MiskasWoodProducts.com TRIM - MOULDINGS - MILLING - PILLARS Free Delivery in Georgetown ! Our entire product range is available primed / painted 324 Guelph Street Georgetown ON • It is well known t hat almost half of a ll pregnant women and 25% of postpa r women suffer from pelvic and/or low b ack pain • 1 in 2 childbear ing women will su ffer with some for m of pelvic dysfun ction, including pelvic pa in, incontinence an d prolapse. • Over 40% of w omen experience Urinary Incontinen ce during their fi rst pregnancy and up to 25% of women a fter their first preg nancy will experien ce ed fecal continence . Like incontinence, prolapse is commo n, with 1 in 2 women experien cing some degree of prolapse. Common symptom s that occur with p rolapse are sensation of heavin ess, irritation, press ure or pain. In a large study of women after their first pregnancy; 62% ha d pain with intimac y at 3 months post partum omen and 25% of p ostpartum Stop living in the statistics . Physiotherapy can help altered fecal contin ence. • Lik 2 C • Physiotherapy can help Did you know th at after pregnancy it is C OMMON, but not NORMAL to suffer from: 1. Low Back Pain 2. Incontinence 3. Pelvic Organ Prolapse 4. Sexual Dysfun ction 5. Pelvic Pain 6. Block Ducts a nd Mastitisastitis 372 Queen Str eet,Acton • 51 9-853-9292 333 Mountainv iew Road Sout h,Georgetown 905-873-3103 | www.eramosa physio.com Selena Hoyer, a Grade 11 Georgetown District High School student, was one of two nominees from this area for the 2013 Ontario Community Newspapers' Asso- ciation Junior Citizen of the Year Award. The aspiring journalist has volun- teered extensively at the Georgetown Bread Basket food bank. She helped sort food and promote the food bank, she also held food drives. In May of 2013, Hoyer rounded up 30 volunteers to organize a fashion show and food drive. She raised $1,500 for her competition in the Dominican Republic and she collected donations of tooth- brushes and colouring books, pencils, socks for an orphanage that she was vis- iting while she was there. She has also participated in many oth- er events throughout the last three years. She used her title Miss Teen Halton Re- gion in 2011-12 to promote other chari- table events. Another GDHS student, Briana Cour- temanche, was also a nominee for the Ju- nior Citizen of the Year Award. Hoyer nominated for Jr. Citizen award Selena Hoyer re- ceives her Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year nominee certif- icate from Indepen- dent & Free Press regional managing editor Chris Vernon. Photo by Eamonn Maher